The Federal Government approved on Wednesday a N14.7bn contract for the provision of engineering infrastructure at Gidan Daya Urban Renewal Site within the Gidan Daya Area of Kurudu District of the Federal Capital Territory.
The Gidan Daya Area happens when those that is going to be dislodged from the Nyanya Labour Camp, that has since been announced unsuitable for human habitation by the United Nations Habitat, will likely be relocated, said by the the government.
The contract, with a completion period of 36 months, was approved at the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Namadi Sambo.
Minister of Information, Labaran Maku; and the Minister of State in charge of the FCT, Olajumoke Akinjide, briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting.
Akinjide said, “The council approved the award of contract for the provision of engineering infrastructure to Gidan Daya Urban Renewal Site, Gidan Daya Area of Kurudu District of the FCT.
“The FCT Satellite Towns Development Agency is mandated to provide infrastructural facilities and social amenities to the satellite towns and rural areas of the FCT.
“In its desire to discharge the mandate, the council approved the award of the contract in favour of Messrs Nairda Limited in the sum of N14.7bn with completion period of 36 months.”
She said the Labour Camp, built over 30 years ago specifically for the labourers who were engaged in building the FCT, had become overcrowded with poor sanitary condition.
He said the 152 hectares of land in Gidan Daya, along the Jikwoyi-Karshi Road, will house 700 families to be relocated from the camp.
The minister explained that roads, electricity, water, schools, markets, police station, fire station and sewage system would be provided for the about 50,000 inhabitants of the area.
She added that the area would accommodate some new residents in addition to those to be relocated.
Maku said the council commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the impact of his electoral reforms as witnessed in the recent governorship election in Ekiti State.
He said the council believed that the outcome of the Ekiti poll was an affirmation of the government’s reforms.
